Sanctuary Cities: The Real Cost for American Communities
Sanctuary city policies are tearing America apart. Progressive politicians cheer these measures, but everyday citizens suffer. It’s not some abstract debate—it’s affecting neighborhoods daily.
Every time politicians decide from behind closed doors, American communities pay the price. One Black Chicago resident decided to speak up at a congressional hearing. Danielle Carter-Walters didn’t hold back. At the House Judiciary’s Immigration Subcommittee hearing on sanctuary jurisdictions, she took Democrats to task.
She said, “I say, ‘Call me a racist,’” Carter-Walters declared. “I don’t want anybody who crossed over here illegally, unvetted. I don’t want them in my community, so you can call me racist.”
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Because let me tell you, the Democrat Party is so far from reality. They go in their gated communities. I don’t see any of those people that are advocating to keep these people here. I don’t see them in their house, in their communities. They don’t have them around their children or their husbands. But yet and still they are advocating for us to allow this in our communities around our kids and our families.
Her words were hard-hitting and real. She hit home a fact that many of us already saw: Democratic elites push reckless open-border policies while living insulated from the fallout. And then she dropped this bomb: “You do not speak for us.”
The story gets worse when you look at the bill. Carter-Walters explained that Chicago’s finances are in shambles. In her written testimony, she said, “He’s driven our city into a $1 billion deficit, handed out shady no-bid contracts, and funneled over $600 million into services for illegal immigrants.”
$600 million that could fix crumbling roads, beef up public safety, or improve schools for American children. Instead, the funds are spent on people who entered the country illegally thanks to failed border policies. How can any leader say they’re putting Americans first when this is the case?
The double standard is outrageous. Rich Democrats and their donors live in guarded communities. They send their kids to private schools; they never deal with the struggles that everyday Americans face. Think about it: when was the last time you saw a sanctuary for illegal immigrants in elite spots like Martha’s Vineyard or the Hamptons? Meanwhile, working-class neighborhoods are hit the hardest.
Look at Hyde Park. Carter-Walters noted it now sports a permanent 720-bed shelter as illegal immigrant shelters multiply. And the education sector isn’t spared, either. “Our kids aren’t learning to read, while the city teachers cater to non-English speakers,” she said. Resources meant to help American families are being diverted elsewhere.
This hypocrisy sums up everything wrong with today’s Democrats. They push policies that signal virtue while putting real people at risk. It’s time to stand up for fiscal responsibility and safe, secure communities.
Real Americans deserve better. When everyday citizens speak truth to power, we all win. With leaders like President Donald Trump working to undo the damage of past border policies, voices like Carter-Walters’ remind us what’s truly at stake—our families, our neighborhoods, and the future of our nation.
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